Since 2010, the number of independent voters has grown by 1.5 million and the GOP by nearly 350,000, while Democratic registrations shrank by more than 450,000.| Carolina Journal -
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Political experts say North Carolina's Senate race next year could see around $500 million in campaign spending, and the contest between former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley could set a new record for the most expensive Senate race in the country.| WUNC
Can anyone step up in Maine against Susan Collins? A blood feud risks Republicans losing Texas and Michigan’s Senate race becomes a referendum on Gaza, Eric Garcia writes| The Independent